Recently there has been a major
upsurge in global health interest, coinciding with an equal upsurge in
international collaboration and mission trips. Whether for cross cultural
educational purposes, medical missions, professional development, church
missions, or NGO partnership developments, many first time and repeat
travellers are embarking on exciting journeys to parts unknown. From
predeparture plans through travel and return (or re-entry), the
life-transforming experiences intersect at multiple levels: global health,
scientific collaborations, vibrant cultures, local economies and ecologies,
religious beliefs and practices, and partnership building, among others.
This book
adequately prepares potential travellers and collaborators for optimal outcomes
and sustainable impact and provides the essential interdisciplinary approach to
inspiring, challenging, and educating through stories, as well as research
analyses and recommendations towards achieving optimal outcomes and sustainable
impacts.
Author Biography
Dr Kenneth Ngwa
Dr Kenneth Ngwa is Associate
Professor of Hebrew Bible at Drew University Theological School. He obtained
his Masters 1995 and his Ph.d in 2005 and is a board member of the African Renaissance
Ambassador and an organizing member of the annual Global Health Catalyst (GHC) summit.
Dr Wilfred Ngwa
Dr Wilfred Ngwa is Director of
Global Health Catalyst at Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Professor of
Radiation Oncology at Harvard Medical School and University of Massachusetts,
and Medical Physicist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer
Institute. He has published two books and has won a number of awards and prizes
including the 2015 BRIght Futures Prize for his innovative new technology
designed, for use during radiotherapy, to kill cancer cells that have spread to
other parts of the body.
Dr Lydia Asana
Dr Lydia Asana is a CNP, Co-founder, & CEO,
obtaining her Masters from University of Central Florida in 2011 and her
Ph.D from Walden University in 2018. She also gained a certificate
in community and economic development from the Summer Leadership Institute,
Harvard Divinity School (or just Harvard University) in 2008.
